Information Security Magazine

Microsoft has seized 240 websites associated with the “ONXX” phishing-as-a-service operation, and has sued the developer of this service

Russian-aligned TAG-110 uses custom tools to spy on governments, human rights groups and educational institutions in Europe and Asia

Bitdefender found that 77% of Black Friday-themed spam emails in 2024 have been identified as scams, with attackers becoming more creative in their campaigns

Corvus Insurance highlighted the growing complexity and competition within the ransomware ecosystem, with the threat level remaining elevated

The 25 most dangerous software weaknesses between June 2023 and June 2024 are responsible for almost 32,000 vulnerabilities

Phishing attacks, business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks on manufacturing have surged in the past 12 months

New Linux malware WolfsBane and FireWood have been linked to Gelsemium APT, a cyber-espionage group targeting critical systems

Group-IB revealed key differences in VietCredCare and DuckTail infostealer malware targeting Facebook Business accounts

One of these flaws detected using LLMs was in the widely used OpenSSL library

The BianLian ransomware group has shifted exclusively to exfiltration-based extortion and is deploying multiple new TTPs for initial access and persistence

Spreading malware via Telegram channels allows threat actors to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and reach a broad, unsuspecting audience

Over a fifth of large UK businesses aren’t sure of their compliance responsibilities under the new NIS2 directive

Five men have been indicted in connection with crimes committed by the Scattered Spider group

Five LPE flaws in Ubuntu’s needrestart utility enable attackers to gain root access in versions prior to 3.8

60% of QR code emails are spam according findings from Cisco Talos, who also identified attackers using QR code art to bypass security filters

CrowdStrike unveiled a new Chinese-aligned hacking group allegedly spying on telecom providers

Apple has urged customers to download the security updates, which address vulnerabilities relating to the JavaScriptCore and WebKit frameworks

OWASP has updated its Top 10 list of risks for LLMs and GenAI, upgrading several areas and introducing new categories

Aqua Security has observed threat actors using compromised Jupyter servers in a bid to illegally stream sporting events

Entrust claims deepfakes are driving a surge in digital identity fraud